La Salsa!

As I have gotten older, I have grown more cautious about my interactions with new people. You just never know what their intentions are and you just don´t know what their history is. Here in Chile, I have turned up my guard alert even more, because now there is the language barrier.

Well, last night I finally gave in to going out for a coffee with this woman who I met on my walk one day. She is living with her boyfriend and has two kids, so she just wanted to get out of the house for a bit. So, she took me to a place called Manhattan Bar. it was tucked away off the main drag, so I was policing everything I saw. The bar was actually very nice. We ended up having a beer instead of coffee and had some munchies.

We heard this clapping and music and saw that in the other room they were having Salsa lessons! Yes! So, the instructor invited us to join the lesson. (You really have to be alert on ¨te invito¨ and ¨Me invites¨. The first one is, I invite you. The second is, you invite me. If you invite someone, you are paying...you aren´t just simply inviting someone to join you. It can lead to some confusion. So, because the instructor invited us, we didn´t have to pay for this lesson)
Lessons are 2000 pesos, which is $4. Every Monday and Wednesday at 8pm. You know where I will be every Monday and Wednesday night now! He told me he thought I could learn the Salsa in 2 months. I sure hope so! I am the first Gringa to take dance lessons in this location!

ha ha...cheers!
jami